Garment-supporter.



0. PQMEYER.

GARMENT SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED JUBB 1 1908.

Patented May 18, 1909.

wihwoaeo I V ing. 2 represents a' PATENT OFFICE.

' UNITED STATES.

CHARLES PHILIP MEYER, OF PHILAlJELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT- SUPPORTEB;

Specification of Letters Patent.

, l Application filed June 1, 1908. Serial No. 486,998.

Patented May 18, 1909.

To all whomit may concern:

. Be it known that I, CHARLES P. MEYER a citizen of the'United' States, residing-int e city and county ofv Philadelphia, State of.

Pennsylvania have invented a new and use ful Grarment-upporter of which the followin is a specificatlonl y invention relates to a new and useful garment supporter and consists of a plurality of gripping means having resilient connecar' numerals of reference indicate cor responding parts in the figures.

have found .in practice in supporters now in useupon the market that owing to the use of rubber, etc, the same quickly wear out: and whenused as a stocking support, owingto the fact that it is necessary to en'- circle'the leg, it is-injurious to the wearer.

My invention is designed'to overcome this defect and in the, drawings, I have shown a construction which I have found in practice operates successfully but it will be evident that-various changesmay be made-in the. arrangement of the parts and otherv instrumentalities may be employed which will come within the scope of my invention as set.

forth in my claims and I do nottherefore desire to be limited in every instance to the ex- .act' construction as herein shown. and de-.

scribed but. desire to make such changes'as b necessary.

will beunderstood that my invention is port for any character of designed for a en garment but in t e drawings, 1 have shown,

the same as applied to .astocking= 1 designates a frame or by Letters Patent is:" 1 g y 1. In a device of the-character described, a g means each consisting body forming I a v gripping means and consisting of the arms 2 preferably extending at an angle away from ,each other'andhaving a slot 3formed by the a loop member 4 which connects the. arms, said slot preferably tapering'toward the entrance thereof forming a narrow opening. The ends of the arms 2 are bent or curved forming the eyes 5 and it will be noticed that the arms,

loop and eyes are preferably formed intefiral 6 designates springs one end of eac which is connected wlth one of the eyes 5 on one of thegri ping means and the op osite end of each 0 the springs-is connecte with one of the eyes 5 -of the other gripping by the walls of said slot so that one o the with the stoc bodies or grip ing means is firmly connectedliing A suitable portion 8 ofthe drawers is passed into the slot 3 of the loo 4 of theother gripping means 1 and bet grip ing means are thus firmly held, it bein un erstood that the spring 6 forms a resilient connection between the gripping means with evident results. T What I claim as new and desire plurality of gripp' 'of divergent armsand a'loop connecting sai arms and forming a slot, and springs secured to said arms'and forming the connection between the grippin means. 2, In a device 0 'thechara'ct'er described, a pluralit of grip ing means each formed of angular y exten ing arms, a'loop connecting said arms and forming aslotfor the'reception of a portion'of the rgarment, eyes on said arms, and separate springs secured to said eyes and forming the connection between-the grippmg means...

. CHARLES PHILIP MEYER.

Witnesses: Josnrn Benn, Jr. Cnas M. GRE N;

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